The Bredene Koksijde Classic, previously Handzame Classic, is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, starting in Bredene and finishing in Koksijde.[1]
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| Race details | |
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| Date | Late March |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | The Bredene Koksijde Classic |
| Local name(s) | The Bredene Koksijde Classic (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries |
| Type | Part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2002–2010) One-day race (since 2011) |
| Web site | bredenekoksijdeclassic |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 |
| Editions | 21 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Johan Museeuw (BEL) |
| Most wins |  Pascal Ackermann (GER) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Luca Mozzato (ITA) |
History edit
Having been a part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen from 2002 to 2010, race organisers decided to run the race as a single-day race from 2011 and organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, raised to 1.HC status from 2018.[2] The race was previously known as Handzame Classic, but was renamed following a decision from the organisers to move the finish from Handzame to Koksijde.[3] The first edition under the new name was held in 2019.[4]
Winners edit
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Wins per country edit
| Wins | Country |
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| 6 | Belgium
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| 3 | Germany Italy
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| 1 |  Australia Belarus Colombia Estonia France Netherlands Norway Slovakia Slovenia
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References edit
- ^ "Bredene Koksijde Classic". FirstCycling.com. 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Bredene Koksijde Classic (Bel) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Bredene Koksijde Classic(1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Handzame Classic komt aan in Koksijde". hln.be. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
External links edit
- Official website (in Dutch)
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